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Young rat or mouse?
DangerMouse
06/04/2020 18:42
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HAZY
06/04/2020 18:55
Here ya go...
……….. wood mice also known as field mice have long tails
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DangerMouse
06/04/2020 19:01
I seem to have posted twice by accident.
Anyway, it seems a bit weird how it was in the loft as there is no food source up there, and I'm not aware of them eating just about anything (as a rat would do).
Just for clarity, it's been making scratching and gnawing noises up there for about 2-3 weeks.
I caught it the first morning after baiting a humane trap with a tiny splodge of peanut butter.
Not sure if there is a family up there as this is the first day after catching it.
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Taylog1
06/04/2020 20:26
Re possible food supply, i once had a mouse in our attic many years ago - it was eating "packing peanuts" I'd stored there, as some are made from starch, thus biodegradable.
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Joanne
12/04/2020 18:34
Looks like a mouse to me
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